November 06, 2025 | 3 minute read

HOUSTON – Bracewell LLP was honored as Energy Law Firm of the Year in the 2026 Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms® rankings.

The firm also earned 123 national and metropolitan rankings, including national Tier 1 rankings in:

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Energy Law
  • Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil & Gas Law
  • Project Finance Law
  • Securities/Capital Markets Law

In addition, Bracewell earned 55 Tier 1 regional rankings in Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, New York City, San Antonio and Washington, DC.

2026 Best Law Firm Rankings

National

  • Appellate Practice – Tier 1
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Tier 1
  • Derivatives and Futures Law
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Energy Law – Tier 1
  • Environmental Law
  • Health Care Law
  • International Arbitration – Commercial
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Securities
  • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
  • Natural Resources Law – Tier 1
  • Oil & Gas Law – Tier 1
  • Patent Law
  • Project Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Public Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities/Capital Markets Law – Tier 1
  • Securities Regulation
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
  • Tax Law
  • Technology Law
  • Trademark Law

Regional

Austin

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Energy Law – Tier 1
  • Environmental Law – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Banking & Finance
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Environmental – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Patent – Tier 1
  • Patent Law – Tier 1
  • Public Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Tax Law
  • Trademark Law
  • Water Law – Tier 1

Dallas/Fort Worth

Houston

  • Appellate Practice – Tier 1
  • Banking and Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law – Tier 1
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
  • Corporate Law – Tier 1
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Tier 1
  • Education Law
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Energy Law – Tier 1
  • Environmental Law
  • Government Relations Practice – Tier 1
  • Health Care Law – Tier 1
  • Insurance Law – Tier 1
  • International Trade and Finance Law
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Securities – Tier 1
  • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
  • Natural Resources Law – Tier 1
  • Oil & Gas Law – Tier 1
  • Patent Law – Tier 1
  • Project Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Public Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Real Estate Law – Tier 1
  • Securities/Capital Markets Law – Tier 1
  • Securities Regulation
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law – Tier 1
  • Tax Law – Tier 1
  • Technology Law – Tier 1
  • Trademark Law – Tier 1

New York City

  • Administrative/Regulatory Law – Tier 1
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Tier 1
  • Energy Law – Tier 1
  • International Arbitration – Commercial

San Antonio

  • Appellate Practice
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation – Tier 1
  • Commercial Litigation – Tier 1
  • Employment Law – Management – Tier 1
  • Labor Law – Management – Tier 1
  • Land Use & Zoning Law – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment – Tier 1
  • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants – Tier 1
  • Real Estate Law

Seattle

  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Patent

Washington, DC

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Derivatives and Futures Law
  • Energy Law – Tier 1
  • Energy Regulatory Law – Tier 1
  • Environmental Law – Tier 1
  • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Litigation – Environmental – Tier 1
  • Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Litigation – Securities
  • Oil & Gas Law – Tier 1
  • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Securities/Capital Markets Law

BL Rankings’ Best Lawyers® annually rank firms across the United States. Rankings are based on client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews and additional information provided by law firms.

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